Core Insights - NRSInsights reported a 3.5% year-over-year increase in same-store sales for June 2025, following a 4.9% increase in May 2025 [5][11] - The NRS retail network includes approximately 36,600 active terminals across 31,700 independent retailers, primarily serving urban consumers [2][15] - The three-month rolling average of same-store sales increased by 4.6% compared to the same period last year, marking the highest growth in the past 12 months [11] Sales Performance - Same-store sales remained unchanged from May 2025, which had a 3.8% increase compared to April 2025 [6] - Units sold increased by 3.0% year-over-year, with a 0.7% increase compared to May 2025 [6] - Average prices for the top 500 items purchased rose by 2.7% year-over-year, a slight decrease from the 2.9% increase in May 2025 [6] Transaction Data - The number of baskets (transactions) per store was unchanged year-over-year, but increased by 0.6% compared to May 2025 [6] - NRS processed $2.1 billion in sales during June 2025, representing a 15% year-over-year increase across 140 million transactions [15] Market Trends - Categories such as modern oral nicotine, energy drinks, prepared cocktails, and chocolate showed significant growth, with chocolate alone increasing by 8% year-over-year [12] - Some traditionally seasonal categories, like sports drinks and frozen novelties, experienced growth compared to the previous month but declined compared to June 2024 [12] Comparative Analysis - Over the past twelve months, the U.S. Commerce Department's Advance Monthly Retail Trade data outpaced NRS's three-month moving average same-store sales by an average of 0.1% [9] - The NRSInsights data is based on approximately 220 million transactions processed through 22,600 stores for June 2025 comparisons [13]